On Thursday, April 7 1853, Queen Victoria gave birth to Prince Leopold ... consulted the leading London anaesthetist of the time, John Snow, later famous for his work on cholera.

Queen Victoria (1819 - 1901 ... and then again in 1857 when she gave birth to her ninth and last child, Princess Beatrice. In an account written by Dr John Snow – who administered chloroform ...

John Snow is often called the founder of epidemiology ... He even administered chloroform to Queen Victoria during the birth of two of her children. Receive a weekly dose of discovery in your ...

Princess Victoria Adelaide Mary Louise was the eldest daughter of Queen ... birth was significant, in that it was the first time Victoria tried chloroform as an anesthetic during labor. John Snow ...